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hemp rags underneath. They wore turbans and

had bare legs. The only woman Pereira saw close

had a blue robe extending to the knee, hemp rags

underneath, a red sash round her waist, and her

hair, dressed as a pigtail, was coiled round her

head. Another woman, better dressed, had a

turban, but fled before Pereira could get near

her.

A log hut occupied by a bachelor was inspected.

The bed was an inclined plank with a piece of

wood for a pillow. For furniture there were a

few wicker baskets and some cooking pots. The

man and a friend were just starting on a bird-

shooting expedition and were armed with old

Chinese flint-locks. Their chief food seemed to

be maize.

The road continued along the ridge above this

village at 71 miles from Pien-wu. At 11 miles

Wei-sha, fifteen scattered houses, was reached, its

elevation being 6745 feet.

On August 3 Pereira marched 20/ miles to

Ta - Liu. After a short climb and a very steep

descent there was a bigger climb out of a very

steep and rocky ravine to the Wa-la-p'ung slope,

where there was an easy road along the top with

hills on the left and grand views over the valley

on the right towards ranges beyond. At 41- miles

there were some very steep rocky ascents up a

beautifully wooded glen, and then an easier climb

to the top of the Ping-chün P'o, 8080 feet, at

64 miles, and a farther steep climb to the top

of Yeh-ya-t'an Ya-k'ou, 8520 feet, at 8-1- miles.

From the top there were more grand views down

the valley, which was bounded by high ranges

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